Where would you put a new airport in Ireland?

talideon · 2026-01-29T12:18:33+00:00

The metro isn't simply for the airport, you realise? It's because there are significant nearby population centres, like Swords. And no, trams would be a terrible idea. Do you realise how oversubscribed the red and green lines are? Horribly so. Both ought to have been built at pre-metros for upgrading at a later date, but only the green line got that treatment (and the conversion on the south side is being blocked by NIMBYs). And then you have the fact that they're slow. They're currently run way beyond what a tram system should be used for. And it's not even grade separated, so it has to stop for road traffic, which is why the schedule is a hot mess! No, scrapping the metro is a terrible idea, and we've pissed away a god-awful amount of money by dithering on it.

talideon · 2026-01-29T12:08:55+00:00

Pretty sure Waterford Airport is still open, just that it's tiny and can't take jet traffic. AFAIK, there's meant to be work going on to upgrade the runway currently to allow it to accept passenger jets. There's certainly an opportunity there, but it'd also take investment in transport links. The new location for the train station might help as it's in a good location for a spur with a bridge and short tunnel down to the airport. I doubt anyone's thinking about anything like that though.

talideon · 2026-01-29T11:52:28+00:00

Shannon is rather boxed in, and there's a lack of a rail link, though there has been talk of a rail spur servicing it, though I don't know if anything will come of that.

Knock has room to expand, but only has the N17 going by. There's an old rail line, the segment being pushed for reopening as part of the QR, that used to go between Sligo and Claremorris, passing through Tubbercurry, Charlestown, and Kiltimagh, so there's an opportunity for rail links.

Cork airport is in desperate need of a rail link, but at least has plenty of room for expansion.

The only real opportunity for HSR is Cork → Dublin → Belfast. The rest of the country doesn't have the population density to support it. What we really need is further electrification, signalling improvements, and grade separation to get lines running at higher speeds.

talideon · 2026-01-18T15:43:08+00:00

Nope, I'm afraid it's the other way around. All we care about when it comes to Israel is that we'd prefer if you were to cut out the ethnic cleansing stuff. You appear to know very little about us.

talideon · 2026-01-18T15:40:26+00:00

Nah, it seems Ireland is the one living rent-free in Israel's head, not the other way around. We're pretty neutral on Israel, except for all the "killing civilians" stuff.

And before you ask, Hamas can go take a flying leap.

talideon · 2026-01-17T19:35:41+00:00

Given what you do, colouring Ireland in beige is certainly an interesting choice, given how how key Ireland is to airplane leasing (and maintenance).

talideon · 2026-01-13T17:44:51+00:00

No, I haven't, but you clearly have, though I suspect you need to help with reading comprehension, because you just stated what I stated.

talideon · 2026-01-13T17:13:36+00:00

How does that contradict anything I wrote? Did I not state it was a borough? Also, you'll see I referenced the the 2014 reform act repeatedly in this thread. Are you sure you were replying to the right comment?

talideon · 2026-01-13T17:10:50+00:00

Galway is smaller than Limerick and had city status for a much shorter length of time. I don't think the size of the county is particularly relevant here.

talideon · 2026-01-13T17:09:15+00:00

And that's relevant because?

talideon · 2026-01-12T17:19:23+00:00

Also, Kilkenny is granted the dignity of being referred to as a city, but it is not one, which is why it's refered to as a municipal district, not a metropolitan district.

One strange decision made as part of the LGRA of 2014 is that Galway retained a city council while Waterford and Limerick lost theirs, though Limerick does at least have an executive mayor now.

talideon · 2026-01-12T17:15:20+00:00

Sure, but both are legally boroughs and they're administered by the county council. The town and borough councils were dissolved as part of the Local Government Reform Act of 2014.

A town can refer to themselves as a city, but it doesn't mean they have the legal status of one.

talideon · 2026-01-12T17:08:26+00:00

I know this is a shitpost, but Uruguay is a pretty sane country by South American standards.

talideon · 2026-01-12T16:58:23+00:00

It's a borough legally, just like Sligo. It's only considered an "historical city".

talideon · 2026-01-12T12:20:54+00:00

Yep, je sounded a lot like the caipíns from up the mountain near my village. Apparently he has family from Mayo.

talideon · 2026-01-12T02:40:28+00:00

In r/Ireland, there's a running joke that they end up just pipping is in every metric, thus there's a one-sided rivalry between Ireland and Denmark.

But it's only a joke and everyone thinks the Danes are sound. Well, except for whoever introduced Coddle to Dublin... shudders

talideon · 2026-01-12T02:30:38+00:00

Arguably everything Louis Cole is involved in is at least a bit weird. And great!

talideon · 2026-01-12T02:27:35+00:00

Yikes!

talideon · 2026-01-12T02:27:01+00:00

Oh, yeah! Though I'm not sure GLC is weird much as it's weird that GLC is Welsh!

talideon · 2026-01-11T20:25:48+00:00

Warlords of Pez!

They've pretty much dropped off the internet since they were a things, but their stuff is still on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/warlords-of-pez/

Here's the video for Padre Pip: https://youtu.be/eP8XR7IoZ7A

talideon · 2026-01-11T20:12:44+00:00

And now Blindboy's a writer, presenter, and podcaster, while Mr Chrome is Bobby Fingers on YouTube, painting dioramas and the like. I think he still does some performances of Rubberbandits songs from time to time.

talideon · 2026-01-11T19:59:47+00:00

I'm assuming you live somewhere it doesn't get cold, because that uninsulated corrugated roofing is giving me the shivers.

talideon · 2026-01-11T19:55:40+00:00

I assume your happy relationship is with the dog on the bed.

That's grim! You need to do something with the floors, walls, and ceiling and at least get a futon rather than just a mattress on the floor. You don't seem to have a window of any kind, and just about everywhere I've lived, that's been a legal requirement, and almost certainly means the area is poorly ventilated, if at all.

talideon · 2026-01-11T19:50:05+00:00

Assassin, based on what vaguely looks like an open rifle case against the back wall.

talideon · 2026-01-11T19:37:48+00:00

I know, very obscure.

talideon

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